NRS Series 4 Final Recap

What a fantastic night we had at the finals of Nashville Rising Star Series 4! We had a packed house, and 4 talented songwriters who made the finals. Thousands of people watched online as well, and voted for their favorite song. We had 8 respected music industry judges who also each picked their favorite song. The winner was determined by those 9 picks. Whichever song had the most votes was selected as the winner.

Bruce Michael Miller is one of Nashville’s most requested song evaluators. Bruce has taught songwriting at the college level and is active in the Nashville songwriters’ community. He has evaluated upwards of 12,000 songs and has been a judge for the CMT songwriting contest for several years.

Bruce is not only an award-winning writer, but a producer, performer, and music educator. He has performed with such notable artists as Paul McCartney, Kenny Loggins, Jim Messina, Laura Branigan, The Standells, John Densmore of “The Doors”, Gary Wright, Jeffrey Steele, and others.

Bruce has had cuts by Steve Holy, Legendary Blues artist Miranda Louise, traditional country great Allen Carl, pop artist Lisa Nemzo, Nancy Terzian, Miss Jeannie and others. Bruce’s songs have been featured in motion pictures, performed internationally by other artists, and he has scored and produced movie soundtracks. His song “Voodoo” was chosen as an Oscar contender for Best Song in a Motion Picture for 2013.
Learn more at: www.brucemichaelmiller.com

Barbara Cloyd
Barbara is a hit songwriter and the host of the open mic at Bluebird Cafe since 1986! She is also a teacher and mentor that includes critiques, consultation, classes, workshops and a guitar/vocal demo service. Her “Pitch to Publisher” events are well known throughout the songwriting community as a premier discovery mechanism.
Learn more at www.barbaracloyd.com

Cyndy Reeves
Cyndy is the founder of the Smoky Mountains Songwriter Festival held in Gatlinburg, TN in the late summer. The Smoky Mountains Songwriters Festival is a platform for songwriters to perform their original songs. Our finalists and grand prize winner will receive featured performance opportunities at her festival in 2016!
Check out www.SMSWF.COM for more info.

Charles Alexander- CEO- Outside The Box Music
Outside the Box Music is a music positioning, marketing, publishing and placement company specializing in getting the word out about unique and remarkable artists, songwriters and musicians. Their goal is to promote and market the music and art of our clients through revolutionary tools in digital media marketing and distribution. They help artists build community and market direct to fan using digital technology & online tools. Learn more at: www.outsidetheboxmusic.com

Gary Earl- CEO- Gary Earl Productions and Music City Online
Songwriter, Producer, Mixer, Multi-Instrumentalist Gary is connected to an impressive list of clients: DISNEY, HBO, ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, label artists, major film companies, Madison Ave Ads, & artists globally. His songwriting was honored with a National Kennedy Center for the Arts Music Award, and his work producing, playing and mixing has been Grammy nominated.

He is the host of Music City Online – your destination for the best interviews with Nashville hit songwriters, artists, publishers, labels, Film & TV Supervisors, & more. Our Grand prize winner will be interviewed TONIGHT by Gary for an upcoming episode of the show!
Go to: www.garyearl.com for more info!

Robin Earl- CEO- Robin Earl Voice Coaching
Robin is a well-known and respected global voice coach, working with artists and singer/songwriters from all over the US and around the world. Her clients’ credits include: Grammy nominations, Major Label artists, Radio Disney, HBO, X-Factor, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Voice audition finalists, NY Ad Agency commercials, Colgate Country Showdown winners, Next American Superstar, film/tv placements, and more. Her own vocals are featured on HBO, Showtime, Disney Channel, numerous films, tv shows, and CDs.
More info at www.robinearl.com

Chuck Whiting- CEO- Whiting Publicity
Chuck is a Nashville-based publicist, music publisher, author and composer. His company, Music City Arts Network, represents country artist Scott Coner (Tanya Tucker duet/”Maybe She Lied”) and Chakra Bleu (number one pop/rock hit “All Of Me”). He also is the founder of the monthly “Tunesmithing” songwriters showcase at the Aloft Hotel on West End.

Chuck is the co-songwriter/co-author of the holiday song and storybook “The Littlest Star” featuring Margo Smith, Denny Jiosa and Connie Ellisor. His publishing company, Striking Moon Music, handles the song catalog of the late Marcia Jones, whose song “Closer Than We’ve Ever Been” was featured in the Hallmark movie “Lake Effects.”